Impact Registry Grant

About this grant

This grant provides access to a public registry for certified climate and sustainability initiatives. The registry tracks issued credits to ensure impacts are verified and never double-counted, supporting the integrity of carbon markets and sustainability claims. Eligible applicants include nonprofits, social enterprises, startups, small and medium-sized enterprises, and large companies operating globally. Initiatives must be certified or actively seeking certification, with the capacity to generate measurable, verifiable impacts. Applicants must comply with double-counting prevention protocols and agree to have their initiative and associated credits listed publicly on the registry. The grant supports organisations at any stage seeking to register and list their certified initiatives on the platform, strengthening transparency and accountability in sustainability impact tracking.

Key requirements

• ✓Initiative must be certified or seeking certification
• ✓Project must generate measurable, verifiable impacts
• ✓Compliance with Gold Standard's double-counting prevention protocols
• ✓Willingness to have initiative and credits listed on public registry

Frequently asked questions

Who can apply for Impact Registry?

Eligibility covers organisations in GLOBAL; nonprofit, social-enterprise, startup, sme, large-company.

Relevant sectors

About this sector

Carbon markets and MRV funding supports measurement, reporting and verification tools, registries, methodologies and the data systems behind credit markets. Work is commissioned by governments building compliance schemes, by standards bodies and by programmes that strengthen market integrity. Buyers look for transparent methods, auditability and alignment with recognised standards.